Research Article

Temporal and Spatial Variability of Water Surplus in Ontario, Canada

Table 1

Average annual precipitation ( ), evapotranspiration (ET), soil order, series, and textural class for local soils in each climatic region for the 12 sites.

SiteLatitude LongitudeP (mm)ET (mm)Soil order, series and texture

Emo 48°38′93°48′724564Gleysol, Emo clay
Guelph41°31′80°14′858559Luvisol, Guelph loam
Harrow42°02′82°54′881730Gleysol, Brookston clay loam
Kapuskasing 49°24′82°26′844458Gleysol, Ryland silty clay loam
London43°02′81°09′942690Luvisol, Bryanston silt loam
Mount Forest43°59′80°45′991586Luvisol, Listowel silt loam
Ottawa45°23′75°43′865564Gleysol, north Gower clay loam
Peterborough44°14′78°21′780599Luvisol, Otonabee loam
Renfrew45°29′76°42′803572Luvisol, Renfrew silty clay
Smithfield44°05′77°40′931574Brunisol, Pontypool sand
Vineland43°11′79°24′836711Luvisol, Oneida clay
Wiarton44°45′81°06′989701Luvisol, Harkaway silt loam